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After suffering a nine-wicket defeat in the second T20 against New Zealand, Pakistan’s T20 captain Shadab Khan has said that the team needs to learn from these mistakes as soon as possible.
Shadab said after the match, “Winning and losing is part of the game, but we have to learn from our mistakes as soon as possible and not repeat the same mistakes again and again. We lost the match in the powerplay itself because when you lose three wickets in the powerplay itself, you lose 80 percent of the matches. “
Batting first after Pakistan won the toss, veteran all-rounder Hafeez scored 99 runs in 57 balls with 10 fours and 5 sixes, and Pakistan scored 168 runs for 6 Wickets. but the bowlers could not defend the score.
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After half-century Tim Siefart (84 Not out), fast bowler Tim Southee (4 wickets), and captain Kane Williamson (57 not out) put on Mohammad Hafeez’s unbeaten 99 runs. New Zealand won by nine wickets against Pakistan on Sunday, taking an unassailable 2–0 lead in the three-match T20 series.
The captain said, “Hafeez’s innings was excellent and I hope he will continue this innings even further. We all will learn from Hafeez Bhai as we have a young team and this team needs to learn a lot from experienced Hafeez. This was the first tour of the young players, so hopefully they will learn more now. ”
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Shadab continued, “We were not our main players in batting. But this is not an excuse because it is not an individual but a collective game and a team sport. As a team you have to perform. There was an opportunity for the youth here and I hope they will do well in the last match. ”
Pakistan had also lost by five wickets in the first T20. Both teams will now play the third and final match in Napier on Tuesday.
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